If it were already halfway through the year, maybe then I would feel uncomfortable about saying "Happy New Year." However, since we're not even done with the first month yet, I'm going to say it...

Happy New Year.

This year is already shaping up to be amazing musically, but forgive me if I'm still a little stuck on 2011. The amount of sonic spillover from last year could easily fill up this one. And there's always more that I know about, but never get a chance to hear. There's so much more that passes me by these days than I'm able to catch. Surprisingly enough, I'm okay with that. Probably because I know that I hear what I'm meant to hear. Music's cool like that.

No overly long intros. No needlessly extensive liner notes. Not this time. I believe in these artists, these albums, and these songs enough to simply let them speak for themselves.

Fifteen songs now, fifteen songs next episode. It's just a drop in the bucket from last year, but it represents the sounds that stayed with me the most. Hope you enjoy the show.

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Fave, Jonny Sonic, Thad Reid, EJ Flavors, and Darren Keith. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and "Hot On Both Sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Best of 2011 mixes on the Free Music Archive

this episode's track list:
1. Akua Naru - "The Backflip" (2011) {Bandcamp | iTunes}
2. Oddisee - "Still Doing It (feat. yU)" (2011) {Bandcamp | Fat Beats}
3. Benny Sings - "Dreams" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
4. Bibio - "Anything New" (2011) {iTunes}
5. Jonti - "Hornet's Nest" (2011) {Stones Throw Store}
6. Saturn Never Sleeps - "Lotus" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
7. Shabazz Palaces - "Endeavors For Never" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
8. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Verily, Verily, Verily" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
9. Propaganda and Odd Thomas - "The City" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. When Saints Go Machine - "Parix" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
11. Sepalcure - "The One" (2011) {Beatport | Amazon MP3}
12. Wildcookie - "Touchy Touchy" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
13. The Stepkids - "La-La" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
14. Phantogram - "Don't Move" (2011) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
15. Lanu - "Roosevelt Blues (feat. Megan Washington)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}

If you liked this show, please consider checking out these back episodes:

BSOTS 080 - 2008 recap (pt. two)
BSOTS 095 - 2009 overview (pt. one)

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